Labels & the Lost and Found

Well hello out there, I hope everyone had a happy and safe holiday. Mine was very nice, although after a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner the youngest spiked a fever. To be safe we packed up and went home so we could pamper him in his own space, nothing major just a little sinus.  Plus my sweet and thoughtful mother who saw how upset I was at having to leave sent me home with 2 whole pies. Mm-mmm a pumpkin pie and a pecan pie, what a consolation prize. 

Today I am going to share a little Mommy’s Corner post.  Let’s take a moment and discuss labels, and the lost and found.  My oldest attends a private school where all the kiddies are dressed alike. My sister lives not far from me and her three children attend the school as well.  As you can imagine they spend a great deal of time together and with all the pick-ups, drops offs, and sleep overs uniforms can get quite mixed up. 

Not to mention the jackets, pull overs and sweat shirts that go to school in the morning, but never quite make it home in the afternoon.  I decided this year something had to be done about it.  The solution presented itself with the “sew in” label. 

 

Until I Googled this one I had no idea that they were so affordable.  I envisioned the embroidered tags and putting out a bit of money.  Boy did I have it wrong they are quick and easy to order and so affordable. 

After considering the options I went with The Name Label Company, and ordered some for each of the boys.  They have many different styles and types.

I chose the printed sew in labels, the pirate for my oldest and the baby for the little one.  They are as cute as they are functional. 

They have a ton of picture choices and even options for children with allergies. 

 

They were shipped to me in no time and I gathered up the uniforms to start sewing.  For the white uniform shirts it was straight forward sewing into the collar over the tags.  For the navy pants and pullovers I used white thread through the needle and navy thread in the bobbin.  This gave me a nice clean look inside and out.  

 

They say confession is good for the soul, so I will tell you we had a cold front come through before I sat down to sew.  So in a rush one morning I grabbed a label, folded it in half and stapled it to the tag in a sweat shirt.  I got the idea from all the dry cleaning labels that I find inside our clothes.  So there you have it sometimes and supermom has to improvise. 

Come back later in the week, I will begin the 12 edible gifts of Christmas, plenty of delicious homemade goodness to give to others this holiday season.